compiled by T&FN Staff
(marks updated December 12, 2021)
(¶ = World Record performance; i = mark made indoors; A = altitude over 1000m)
| Track Events | ||
| 100 | 10.54 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) |
| 200 | 21.53 | Elaine Thompson-Herah (Jamaica) |
| 400 | 48.36 | Shaunae Miller-Uibo (Bahamas) |
| 800 | 1:55.04 | Athing Mu (US) |
| 1000 | 2:34.71 | Mary Moraa (Kenya) |
| 1500 | 3:51.07 | Faith Kipyegon (Kenya) |
| Mile | 4:14.74 | Sifan Hassan (Netherlands) |
| Steeple | 8:53.65 | Norah Tanui (Kenya) |
| 3000 | 8:19.08 | Francine Niyonsaba (Burundi) |
| 5000 | 14:13.32 | Gudaf Tsegay (Ethiopia) |
| 10,000 | 29:01.03 ¶ | Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia) |
| 100 Hurdles | 12.26 | Jasmine Camacho-Quinn (Puerto Rico) |
| 400 Hurdles | 51.46 ¶ | Sydney McLaughlin (US) |
| Road Events | ||
| Half-Marathon | 62:52 ¶ | Letesenbet Gidey (Ethiopia) |
| Marathon | 2:17:43 | Joyciline Jepkosgei (Kenya) |
| 20K Walk | 1:23:49 ¶ | Jiayu Yang (China) |
| 50K Walk | 4:03:07 | Margarita Nikiforova (Russia) |
| Relay Events | ||
| 4 x 100 | 41.02 | Jamaica |
| 4 x 400 | 3:16.85 | United States |
| Field Events | ||
| High Jump | 2.06 | 6-9i | Yaroslava Mahuchikh (Ukraine) |
| (outdoor) | 2.05 | 6-8¾ | Mariya Lasitskene (Russia) |
| Pole Vault | 5.01 | 16-5¼ | Anzhelika Sidorova (Russia) |
| Long Jump | 7.17 | 23-6¼ | Ese Brume (Nigeria) |
| Triple Jump | 15.67 | 51-5 ¶ | Yulimar Rojas (Venezuela) |
| Shot | 20.58 | 67-6¼ | Lijiao Gong (China) |
| Discus | 71.16 | 233-5 | Valarie Allman (US) |
| Hammer | 80.31 | 263-6 | DeAnna Price (US) |
| Javelin | 71.40 | 234-3 | Maria Andrejczyk (Poland) |
| Heptathlon | 6791 | Nafi Thiam (Belgium) |